Five new cities join Kenton dispatch center

4:01 PM,
Aug. 1, 2013

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So far, the transition has gone smoothly for the five additional cities that joined the Kenton County Emergency Communications Center Thursday morning.

At 9 a.m., the center began dispatching police, fire and EMS for the cities of Crestview Hills, Edgewood, Fort Mitchell, Lakeside Park and Villa Hills.

"So far, all is well," said Ed Butler, director of the Kenton County Emergency Communications Center. "We were on the phone with Cincinnati Bell at 9 a.m. (when the switch over from Erlanger's Public Safety Communications Center occurred). We've done some test calls from each of the ...